A photo a day of Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills & Palos Verdes Estates, located on the hills of PV peninsula at the southwestern tip of Los Angeles county

Sunday, September 19, 2010

The Little Spanish House

This is the first house my in-laws lived in. They bought it in 1946, when Palos Verdes was way in the boonies and when homes were affordable for a young couple starting a family with one income (in addition to the mansions for the wealthy.) The house was sold when my husband was two, and the family moved next door into a much larger home they had build. I noticed that a family with young children lives there now. They are taking good care of the little old Spanish house.
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﻿﻿ ﻿ You can imagine my delight when I found a photo of the house in the PV Library Local History photo collection. The description is as follows: "Image shows view of the Edward K. and Stella Bowers residence, located on Via Largavista on lot 16, block 6311, tract 7143, in Valmonte. View shows front of the single-story, five-room stucco house with chimney and tile roof. Lush landscaping visible in foreground. House was possibly also owned by J.W. Brubaker (date unknown.) House was "built by City Builders, Inc." according to back of photo. Architect: Commons, E.F., Date Built: 1929"

9 comments:

How interesting that is! looks about the size of my house and goodness...look at all that undeveloped land.

Around the same time (1929) my grandparents had their home built from a lot they had purchased. And I too discovered a picture (not of the house) but looking across the street from their front door. USC archives.

So nice to see these two pictures, different moments.The house is adorable, I love that vase in the window and the beautiful (huge) tree there.Have a nice week,*** I will be a little bit busy from now on because I've enrolled in two different French schools here, one in the morning and another lessons in the evening! I hope not be crazy in the next months! :)hugsLéia